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FAA incident report · Bellanca 14-19-2 · Mesa, AZ · February 27, 2017

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Date
February 27, 2017 · 12:26 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9842B
Reported as
Bellanca 14-19-2
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total
N9842BRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-2S/N 4094 · Built 1958Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-2Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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PIC was on a demonstration flight with a prospective buyer in his Bellanca 14-19-2 cruisemaster, N9842B. Upon returning to Falcon Field, AZ, the PIC entered a right downwind for runway 4R and proceeded to lower the landing gear. The cruisemaster has two methods for indicating landing gear position: two red lights (landing gear up) and two green lights (landing gear down) are shown on the panel as well as small tabs that protrude from the wing surface as an external indicator of landing gear position. The PIC noted that the wing tabs were extended but was not confident of their position. He cycled the landing gear three more times. He also stated that the green lights on the panel were not illuminated. With the tab indicators in position the PIC believed the landing gear was down and locked and proceeded with the landing. While touching down on the runway the PIC stated the aircraft "mushed" onto its belly as the landing gear collapsed. Damage to the aircraft consisted of bent propeller blades and slight damage to the inboard flap surfaces. There were no injuries to PIC or passenger

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS ON A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WITH A PROSPECTIVE BUYER IN HIS BELLANCA 14-19-2 CRUISEMASTER, N9842B. UPON RETURNING TO FALCON FIELD, AZ, THE PIC ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4R AND PROCEEDED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE CRUISEMASTER HAS TWO METHODS FOR INDICATING LANDING GEAR POSITION: TWO RED LIGHTS (LANDING GEAR UP) AND TWO GREEN LIGHTS (LANDING GEAR DOWN) ARE SHOWN ON THE PANEL AS WELL AS SMALL TABS THAT PROTRUDE FROM THE WING SURFACE AS AN EXTERNAL INDICATOR OF LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE PIC NOTED THAT THE WING TABS WERE EXTENDED BUT WAS NOT CONFIDENT OF THEIR POSITION. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR THREE MORE TIMES. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. WITH THE TAB INDICATORS IN POSITION THE PIC BELIEVED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND PROCEEDED WITH THE LANDING. WHILE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY THE PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT "MUSHED" ONTO ITS BELLY AS THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD FLAP SURFACES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PIC OR PASSENGER

Other reports on N9842B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20050611013039ILevel Off Touchdown · Redding, CA(-23) Aircraft N9842B landed gear up at the rdd airport. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries. The pilot reported that the right main would not extend. At this time the cause of the gear problem has not been determined.Jun 11, 2005 · Minor damage